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The Fair Work Commission has announced a 5.97% increase to the National Minimum Wage, and minimum award workers will get a 4.75% pay boost. This change takes effect from 1 July 2026. This will raise modern award wages above the rate of inflation. What you need to know...
The Fair Work Commission has announced a 3.5% increase to the National Minimum Wage and minimum award wages. This change takes effect from 1 July 2025. What you need to know All employees working in Australia are entitled to a minimum wage. This is the minimum amount...
The Fair Work Commission has announced a 3.75 per cent increase to the National Minimum Wage and minimum award wages. This change takes effect from 1 July 2024. What you need to know All employees working in Australia are entitled to a minimum wage. This is the...
National minimum wage increase The National Minimum Wage applies to employees who aren’t covered by an award or registered agreement. From the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2023, the new National Minimum Wage for employees who are 21 years or over is $23.23...
The Fair Work Commission has announced that the national minimum wage in Australia will increase from 1 July 2023. Currently, the minimum wage sits at $21.38 per hour or $812.60 per 38-hour work week (before tax). From 1 July 2023, the minimum wage will rise to $23.23...
The Fair Work Commission has announced today that the national minimum wage in Australia will increase by 5.2 per cent (which equates to an extra $40 per week for millions of workers). Since 2021, the minimum wage in Australia has been $20.33 per hour (or $772.60 per...
2.5% increase to minimum wages Following the Annual Wage Review 2021, the Fair Work Commission announced a 2.5% increase to the national minimum wage and all award wages. The increase to award wages is happening in 3 stages. Most employees are covered by an award. If...
A recent research report containing survey data on international students’ work experience in Australia, found that many international students held common beliefs about workplace rights that are NOT true. In this article, the Fair Work Ombudsman will debunk these...
International students have the same workplace rights as all other workers in Australia including minimum pay rates they have to be paid, based on the work they do.